Sep. 03, 2014 11:41 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Disputed announcement of Russian troop withdrawl doesn’t shake separatist resolve in Donetsk
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Putin has ordered the 40,000 troops massed on the Ukrainian border to retreat to their home bases. However, the NATO secretary general says he sees no sign of movement. Reporting from Donetsk, chief forei…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:38 a.m. EDT
Web Video: U.S. charges Chinese officials with cyberspying on businesses
Five Chinese military officials were indicted by the U.S. for stealing trade secrets by hacking six American firms in the nuclear, metals and solar products industries. Gwen Ifill talks to Laura Galante of FireEye and former State Department officia…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:35 a.m. EDT
Web Video: How will the primaries shake up the gender split in Congress?
Voters will be heading to the polls in six states Tuesday. NewsHour political editor Domenico Montanaro joins Gwen Ifill to preview the closely watched primaries that will set the stage for some of the most consequential races in November, and to sp…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:32 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Why is it so hard for some Veterans to get care from the VA?
President Obama defended embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Wednesday, but warned that someone will be held accountable for any revealed shortcomings amid allegations that 40 veterans died awaiting care. Gwen Ifill gets two views on …
Sep. 03, 2014 11:28 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Former treasury secretary reflects on ‘deeply unfair’ nature of financial crisis recovery
Timothy Geithner, key architect of the government’s response the financial crisis, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." As the former treasury secretary, Geithner offers perspective on the governm…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:25 a.m. EDT
Web Video: How realistic is Obama’s new Afghanistan timeline?
President Obama declared 2014 a pivotal year in pulling nearly all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2016. To examine the timetable laid out by the president, Gwen Ifill gets views from former Defense Department official Michèle Flournoy …
Sep. 03, 2014 11:22 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Google’s diversity record shows women and minorities left behind
In a new internal report released exclusively to the NewsHour, Google reveals that women and minorities have been largely left behind in their tech workforce. The disclosure comes amid increasing pressure for Silicon Valley companies to disclose the…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:19 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Kerry defends Obama foreign policy, vows not to give up on Middle East peace
Secretary of State John Kerry weighs in on the U.S. response to the crisis in Ukraine, a terror resurgence in North Africa, the long, bloody war in Syria and a Mideast peace process that ground to a halt just a few weeks ago. He joins Gwen Ifill for…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:15 a.m. EDT
Web Video: EPA plan critic argues cutting carbon emissions could fail if U.S. endeavors alone
For an opposing perspective on the EPA’s new rules on cutting carbon emissions, Gwen Ifill talks to Jeff Holmstead of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, a leading voice for many of the power companies opposed to the proposal.
Sep. 03, 2014 11:13 a.m. EDT
Web Video: EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions
The Obama administration laid out an ambitious new plan to cut down on carbon pollution and combat climate change while offering some flexibility to states. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the new rules and why she says t…
